2013 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon Leg 1

Runners come off the starting line Saturday at the kick off of the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way along the beach Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way toward Bob Hall Pier and the first exchange point Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners put their hands over their hearts for the national anthem Saturday before the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Yesenia Villalobos checks her phone as runners participating in the first leg gather in a parking lot Saturday and wait for the start of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Members of the Carroll High School ROTC present the colors Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon opening ceremony on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Capt. Dave Edgecomb, commanding officer at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, salutes for the national anthem Saturday during the opening ceremony for the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners try to find their teammates in the middle of the first exchange area Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners look for their teammates to make the hand off Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way along the beach to Bob Hall Pier and the first exchange point Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners skim the coastline as they make their way to Bob Hall Pier Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way along the beach Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners try to find their teammates in the middle of the first exchange area Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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A runner takes a nap on one of the beach tables near Bob Hall Pier Saturday before the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way along the beach Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Team members find each other in the middle of the first exchange point Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Team members find each other in the middle of the first exchange point Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way into the first exchange area Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Albert Rangel holds up teammate Rhonda Garcia’s T-shirt so she can pin on her number Saturday as the pair of San Antonio runners get ready for the start of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way down Ellif road Saturday at the kick off of the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners make their way along the beach Saturday during the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners scramble to hand off their batons Saturday inside the first exchange area at the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners Karissa Greses (from left), Julia Maldonado and Gilbert Aguirre III smile as Ari Maldonado takes a photo the John Paul II students Saturday as they wait to run the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Teammates get ready to capture the start of the race Saturday at the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Runners hand off to each other inside the first exchange area Saturday during the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.

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Jesse Salazar, 9, yawns as he stretches along the starting line Saturday before the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon begins on Padre Island in Corpus Christi.